User Engagement Monetization User Acquisition Analysis.

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Iñigo LopezPrincipal Program Manager Lead

Acquiring usersand monetizing your apps

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James OleinikSenior Program Manager

The app monetization cycle

Key steps for a successful app monetization strategy

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Monetization

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• Social media, blog, email

• App review sites• Paid app install ads• User referrals

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Measuring attribution is critical!

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• Attribution report per campaign:

• Query campaign id at runtime:string campaignId = await CurrentApp.GetCampaignIdAsync();

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Demo:Campaign attribution

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• Can be redeemed in the store for apps or IAPs

• Create promotional code batches from Dev Center

• Up to 250 codes per product per year; expire in 6 months

Promotional codes

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Free Level1!

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• Purchase app install ads from Dev center• Paid -> display in other developers’

apps• House ads -> display in your other apps• Auto-targeting by default

Promote your appUser

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Demo:Acquisitions reports

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• Understand users with in-app

analytics

• Respond to user reviews

• Monitor app health

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Demo: Usage & engagement reportsApp analytics (powered by Visual Studio Application Insights)Ratings & reviewsApp healthDownload reports

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App monetization business models

Developer revenue today*

(*) Worldwide, Microsoft internal, Q1 2015

55%31%

14%

In-app purchasesAdvertisingPaid apps

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IAP discounts• Schedule discounts from Dev Center• Discount metadata available to the app

In-app purchases

More features to help you convert your user base to paid

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IAP subscriptions• Automatic recurring billing• Same purchase flow as other IAPs• Different subscription periods• App can query status of subscription

• Easier than ever to monetize with ads

• Extending ad mediation to all app types

• Support for video interstitial ads

Advertising

Make more money from your existing ad inventory

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• Promote digital or physical goods from your app

• Earn a 7% commission on sales of apps, IAPs, music, TV shows, movies

• 14-day attribution window for IAPs• Sign-up today:

aka.ms/MicrosoftAffiliates

• Watch 2-96 pre-recorded video for details

Monetize with Microsoft Affiliate ProgramA new way to monetize your app!

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• Campaign attribution• Promotional codes• Promote your app• Free in-app analytics solution• Respond to reviews• Download reports through

API• IAP discounts• IAP subscriptions• Ad mediation and video

interstitials• A new affiliate program

Recap – what have we announced today?

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• Try this out today:• Check out the new reports for your existing apps• Book a paid app install ad campaign• Leverage Visual Studio Application Insights to add custom events to your

app

• Attend/watch these sessions:• 761: Monetize and Promote Your Universal Windows App with Ads, today

12:30PM• 624 – Application Insights for Any App, today 9AM oops… you can watch

the video• 2-96 – Microsoft Affiliate program (pre-recorded video)

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